Two Pairs of Fine French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mother-of-Pearl Shells

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In the manner of Juste-Aurele Meissonier, circa 1900 The nautilus shells applied with gilt-bronze mounts, the other pair rises to a spiral finial encircled by applied gilt-bronze bands. Width 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm), depth 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm), height of other pair 3 1/2 inches (9 cm), diameter 4 inches (10 cm). Footnote: These pittoresque compositions reflect the influence of Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, with naturalistically modelled shells entwined with gilt-bronze mounts. In 18th-century France, scientific curiosity flourished. Encouraged by figures such as the Abbé Nollet, collectors assembled cabinets de curiosités, displaying instruments, shells, corals, and books. 品相： No condition report? Click below to request one. *Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report

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